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Modern + Contemporary Design and Books of Art + Design

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Modern + Contemporary Design
Wright will showcase a wide range of styles and trends of the twentieth century in the first major design auction of the fall. From the turn of the century there are several noteworthy designs, including a cast iron ornamental detail from the Chicago Stock Exchange by Louis Sullivan and a samovar in hand-wrought brass by Josef Hoffmann. A rare occasional table by Walter von Nessen illustrates the height of American Art Deco and its simplified forms. Several works by Vladimir Kagan are juxtaposed against designs by Paul Evans and Phil Powell which show an unexpected cohesive mood in the East Coast design studios during the 1960s. Chic French style is showcased in a collection of designs by Gabriella Crespi, Kim Moltzer and Michel Boyer with earlier French precedents by Jean Prouve, Jean Royere and Georges Jouve. Other highlights include work by Hans Coper, Art Smith, Donald Drumm and a large collection of artwork by Harry Bertoia. Fashionable contemporary design continues its rise in the market with several works represented in the auction. A collection of biomorphic designs by Marc Newson is shown along side a sofa by the Dutch architect Ben van Berkel, a Vermelha chair by the Campana Brothers and a pair of chairs by Mats Theselius.

Books of Art + Design is our second auction of reference material focusing on modern and contemporary art and design books, including monographs, surveys, periodicals and ephemera. As a companion to our regular art and design auctions, this sale reflects Wright's desire to diffuse knowledge and showcases the importance of twentieth century design.??An important selection of artist's books will be offered- a selection of rare Dieter Roth Werke Bande books and Gordon Matta-Clark's Walls Paper are notable examples. Additionally, the sale features a large selection of reference material on Modern and Contemporary art with several lots comprised of books about Donald Judd, Gerhard Richter, Brice Marden, Richard Serra and Richard Tuttle. Modern design is represented with lots of Scandinavian and Italian Design titles, typography reference material and six decades of Domus catalogs.
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Italian Glass Survey IV1600 - Italian Glass Survey IV
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11 pieces Murano Glas 1945 1970 Marc Heiremans Galerij Novecento Antwerp 1989 B & W/Color Softcover Near Fine Muran
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Estimate : 800.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for 675.00
 
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Italian Modernism Survey1601 - Italian Modernism Survey
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4 pieces L'Arredamento Moderno Seconda Serie Roberto Aloi Ulrico Hoepli Editore Milano 1939 B & W 786 pages Hardcover E
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Estimate : 400.00 - 450.00
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Jean Nouvel Monographs1602 - Jean Nouvel Monographs
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2 pieces Jean Nouvel Lumieres Gallerie-Ma Books Tokyo 1995 B & W/Color 79 pages Softcover DJ Fine The Unbuilt Je
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Estimate : 45.00 - 60.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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Jean Prouve/Serge Mouille Monograph1603 - Jean Prouve/Serge Mouille Monograph
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1 piece Jean Prouve/Serge Mouille Anthony DeLorenzo 1985 B & W/Color 170 pages Softcover Excellent catalog of Prouve and Moui
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Estimate : 150.00 - 175.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
 
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Joe Colombo Monograph1604 - Joe Colombo Monograph
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1 piece Joe Colombo and Italian Design of the Sixties Ignazia Favata The MIT Press Cambridge 1988 B & W/Color 126 pages Ha
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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Johannes Itten Monograph1605 - Johannes Itten Monograph
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1 piece The Art of Color Johannes Itten Reinhold Publishing Corporation New York 1967 Color 155 pages Hardcover DJ V
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to lukas.hude.. for 120.00
 
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Knoll Manufacturer's Catalogs1606 - Knoll Manufacturer's Catalogs
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6 pieces Knoll Knoll International New York Color 7 pages Softcover Advertisment catalog. Very Good Knoll Studio<br
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Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for 225.00
 
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Knoll Trade Catalog1607 - Knoll Trade Catalog
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1 piece Knoll Index of Designs Knoll Associates, Inc. New York 1950 B & W 79 pages Softcover Spiral bound. Designed by Her
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 425.00
 
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Kunst Industri Collection1608 - Kunst Industri Collection
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30 pieces NYT Tidsskrift for KunstIndustri Bogtrykker Hans Bording, et al. KunstIndustri Copenhagen 1941-1947 B & W Softcover
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
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L'Arredemento Moderno1609 - L'Arredemento Moderno
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1 piece L'Arredamento Moderno Roberto Aloi Ulrico Hoepli Milan 1964 B & W/Color 404 pages Hardcover DJ Fine
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
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L'Art Vivant Collection1610 - L'Art Vivant Collection
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1 piece L'Art Vivant Collection Jacques Guenne and Maurice Martin du Gard Georges Lang Imprimeur Paris 1928 B & W/Color 20+ e
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Estimate : 400.00 - 450.00
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La Ferronnerie Moderne1611 - La Ferronnerie Moderne
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1 piece La Ferroneire Moderne Henri Clouzot Editions d'Art Charles Moreau Paris c. 1926 B & W Hardcover A large format fol
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
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Les Annees 40s - 80s Series1612 - Les Annees 40s - 80s Series
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5 pieces Les Annees 40 D'Anne Bony Editions du Regard Paris 1985 B & W/Color 811 pages Hardcover Fine Les Annees 50
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Estimate : 700.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for 575.00
 
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Les Arts de la Maison1613 - Les Arts de la Maison
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2 pieces Les Arts de la Maison Editions Albert Morance Paris 1926 B & W Softcover This rare period portfolio includes approxi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 475.00
 
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Lighting Design Survey1614 - Lighting Design Survey
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5 pieces Light - Lamps 1968-1973: New Italian Design Fulvio and Napoleone Ferrari Umberto Allemandi & C. Turin 2002 B & W/Color<
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 225.00
 
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Louis Comfort Tiffany Monographs1615 - Louis Comfort Tiffany Monographs
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6 pieces The Lamps of Tiffany Dr. Egon Neustadt The Neustadt Museum of Tiffany Art, Inc. New York 1970 Color 224 pages Har
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 175.00
 
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Manufacturer's Catalogs Collection I1616 - Manufacturer's Catalogs Collection I
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15 pieces Lloyd Chromium Furniture 1938 The Lloyd Manufacturing Company (Heywood Wakefield Company) Menominee, MI 1938 B & W/Color<
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 425.00
 
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Manufacturer's Catalogs Collection II1617 - Manufacturer's Catalogs Collection II
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1 piece Georg Jensen Inc. Catalogues Georg Jensen Inc. New York B & W Softcover DJ Five catalogs as distributed by Georg Jens
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Estimate : 350.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
 
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Manufacturer's Catalogs Collection III1618 - Manufacturer's Catalogs Collection III
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2 pieces Palazzetti the Classics of Modern Furniture Palazzetti New York 1992 B & W 404 pages Hardcover DJ As New <b
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Marc Newson Monograph1619 - Marc Newson Monograph
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1 piece Marc Newson Booth-Clibborn Editions London 1999 B & W/Color 100+ pages Softcover Retains plastic sliipcase. As
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Memphis Surveys1620 - Memphis Surveys
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6 pieces Il Dolce Stil Novo Andrea Branzi Andrea Branzi e F.A.O/ Alessi, s.p.a. Crusinallo 1991 Color Hardcover Fine <b
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
 
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Mexican Jewelry Survey1621 - Mexican Jewelry Survey
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5 pieces Hecho en Mexico Carole A. Berk, Ltd. Bethesda 1990 B & W 63 pages Softcover As New Mexican Jewelry Mary
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
 
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Modern Architecture Monographs1622 - Modern Architecture Monographs
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7 pieces Johnson/Burgee: Architecture - The Buildings and Projects of Philip Johnson and John Burgee Nory Miller Random House New York
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
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Modern Architecture Survey1623 - Modern Architecture Survey
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6 pieces Architecture of the 20th Century Mary Hollingsworth Exter Books New York 1988 B & W/Color 192 pages Hardcover
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
 
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Modern Architecture/Design Survey1624 - Modern Architecture/Design Survey
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17 pieces Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture Robert Venturi The Museum of Modern Art New york 1966 B & W 135 pages<
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Estimate : 300.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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Modern Design Survey1625 - Modern Design Survey
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21 pieces Price List March 15, 1957 Knoll Associates, Inc. New York 1957 B & W 72 pages Softcover Very Good New Des
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
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Modern Furniture Survey I1626 - Modern Furniture Survey I
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11 pieces Twentieth-Century Furniture Philippe Garner Van Nostrand Reinhold Company New York 1980 B & W/Color 224 pages Ha
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Estimate : 400.00 - 450.00
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Modern Furniture Survey II1627 - Modern Furniture Survey II
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13 pieces Setting Up House Abitare's Monthly Supplement Franca Santi Gualteri Abitare Milan 1973 B & W/Color Softcover wea
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Estimate : 400.00 - 450.00
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Modern Furniture Survey III1628 - Modern Furniture Survey III
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13 pieces Underground Interiors: Decorating for Alternate Life Styles Norma Skurka Galahad Books New York 1972 B & W/Color 12
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Estimate : 400.00 - 450.00
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Modern Furniture Survey V1629 - Modern Furniture Survey V
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4 pieces Mobel: Band III - Wie Wohnen Verlag Gerd Hatje Stuttgart 1957 B & W 206 pages Softcover Near Fine De Delve
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
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Modern Furntiture Survey IV1630 - Modern Furntiture Survey IV
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6 pieces Modern Design 1890-1990 R. Craig Miller The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York 1990 B & W/Color<
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Modern Jewelry Survey1631 - Modern Jewelry Survey
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4 pieces William Spratling Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, A.C. Mexico 1987 B & W 229 pages Softcover Edition of 3000
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Modern Living Exhibition1632 - Modern Living Exhibition
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1 piece An Exhibition for Modern Living Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit 1949 B & W 101 pages Sprial bound catalog edited by
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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Moderne Bauformen Collection1633 - Moderne Bauformen Collection
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7 pieces Modern Bauformen vol. 2 Julius Hoffman Germany 1935 B & W 400 pages Hardcover Good Modern Bauformen vol. 1
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
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Modernist Ceramics Survey I1634 - Modernist Ceramics Survey I
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12 pieces Per Virtu del Fuoco: Uomini e Ceramiche del Novecento Italiano Fulvio M. Rosso Musumeci Editore Aosta 1983 B & W/Color
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9200lucky for 270.00
 
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Modernist Ceramics Survey II1635 - Modernist Ceramics Survey II
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16 pieces The Stoneware of Claude Conover The Studio of Claude Conover Cleveland B & W 8 pages Softcover Very uncommon small
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to singeldad for 360.00
 
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Mostra Della Revoluzione Faciste1636 - Mostra Della Revoluzione Faciste
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1 piece Mostra Della Rivoluzione Fascista Dino Alfieri and Luigi Freddi Partito Nazionale Fascista Rome 1933 B & W/Color 258
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
 
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New Furniture Series1637 - New Furniture Series
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3 pieces New Furniture 4 Gerd Hatje George Wittenborn, Inc. New York 1958 B & W 162 pages Hardcover DJ Fine N
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 175.00
 
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Organic Design Catalog1638 - Organic Design Catalog
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1 piece Organic Design In Home Furnishings Eliot F. Noyes The Museum of Modern Art New York 1941 Color 48 pages Softcover<
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
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Parco di Principe Monograph1639 - Parco di Principe Monograph
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1 piece Il Palazzo Per Uffici Montecatini Tipographia Pizzi e Pizio di Milano Milano 1951 B & W 155 pages Softcover An ext
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 175.00
 
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Paul Rand Monographs1640 - Paul Rand Monographs
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2 pieces Thoughts on Design Paul Rand Wittenborn and Company New York 1947 B & W/Color 157 pages Hardcover DJ Good<b
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Estimate : 175.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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Peter Eisenmann Monographs1641 - Peter Eisenmann Monographs
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2 pieces House X Peter Eisenman Rizzoli New York 1982 B & W/Color 168 pages Softcover Fine Peter Eisenman House
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Phillipe Starck Monographs1642 - Phillipe Starck Monographs
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3 pieces Starck Taschen Germany 1991 B & W/Color 176 pages Softcover Fine Starck Taschen Germany 1991 B
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
 
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Piero Fornasetti Monographs1643 - Piero Fornasetti Monographs
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2 pieces Piero Fornasetti 1913-1988 Furniture and Objects 280 Modern New York B & W 10 pages Softcover Fine Fornasetti
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
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Portfolio Magazine Collection1644 - Portfolio Magazine Collection
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3 pieces Portfolio #2 George S. Rosenthal and Frank Zachary Zebra Press Cincinnati 1950 B & W/Color Softcover Good
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Estimate : 600.00 - 700.00
Sold to 1971sandro for 600.00
 
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Power in Buildings1645 - Power in Buildings
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1 piece Power In Buildings Hugh Ferriss Columbia University Press New York 1953 B & W 102 pages Hardcover DJ First e
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Progressive Architecture Collection 1971646 - Progressive Architecture Collection 197
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68 pieces Progressive Architecture Collection Reinhold Publishing Corporation Stamford, Conn. B & W/Color Softcover Great period
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 225.00
 
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Raymond Loewy Monographs1647 - Raymond Loewy Monographs
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4 pieces Industrial Design Raymond Loewy The Overlook Press Woodstock, NY 1979 B & W/Color 250 pages Hardcover DJ Fi
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
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Richard Neutra Monograph Signed1648 - Richard Neutra Monograph Signed
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1 piece Survival Through Design Richard Neutra Oxford University Press, Inc. New York 1954 384 pages Hardcover Signed and
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to mima68 for 510.00
 
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Robert Venturi Monographs1649 - Robert Venturi Monographs
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4 pieces Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture Robert Venturi The Museum of Modern Art New York 1966 B & W 135 pages<b
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
 
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